Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021, as part of the wider 2021 UK local elections.
Councillors elected in 2016 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2024. The Labour Party lost control of the council, however they continue to run a minority administration.
Results summary edit
2021 Rossendale Borough Council election[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 2 | 61.5 | 10 | 18 | 50.0 | 8,226 | 46.2 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | 4 | 2 | 30.8 | 11 | 15 | 41.7 | 8,116 | 45.6 | +1.5 | |
Independent | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 1,083 | 6.1 | -0.6 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 377 | 2.1 | +0.8 |
Ward results edit
Cribden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gemma Rooke | 618 | 51.9 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 573 | 48.1 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 41 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,202 | 42.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
Eden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janice Johnson | 606 | 52.5 | +17.7 | |
Conservative | Charles Smethurst | 549 | 47.5 | -17.7 | |
Majority | 57 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,169 | 41.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 17.7 |
Facit & Shawforth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Janet Whitehead | 425 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Scott Smith | 310 | 31.3 | -23.8 | |
Labour | Thomas Aldred | 255 | 25.8 | -19.1 | |
Majority | 115 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,000 | 35.8 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 33.4 |
Goodshaw edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Foxcroft | 658 | 52.4 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Christopher Hamer | 598 | 47.6 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 60 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,269 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.8 |
Greenfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Laura-Beth Thompson | 789 | 50.2 | -7.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Neil Looker | 592 | 37.7 | -4.4 | |
Independent | Valerie Roberts | 191 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 197 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,597 | 37.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 |
Greensclough edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Ashworth | 794 | 51.9 | +10.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 737 | 48.1 | -10.4 | |
Majority | 57 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,565 | 35.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 |
Hareholme edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samara Barnes | 833 | 52.3 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Littler | 759 | 47.7 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 74 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,611 | 39.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 |
Helmshore edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Woods | 1,081 | 51.8 | -10.1 | |
Labour | William Townsend | 673 | 32.2 | -5.9 | |
Independent | David Stansfield | 333 | 16.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 408 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,101 | 44.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Irwell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Walmsley | 590 | 49.1 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Caroline Snowden | 522 | 43.5 | -10.7 | |
Green | Daniel Brogan | 89 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 68 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,210 | 28.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 |
Longholme edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steven Hughes | 740 | 45.7 | -8.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Walters | 641 | 39.5 | -6.6 | |
Independent | John Oliver | 134 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Green | Julie White | 106 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 99 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,634 | 37.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
Stacksteads edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew MacNae | 497 | 56.8 | +24.6 | |
Conservative | Hazel Steen | 378 | 43.2 | +29.8 | |
Majority | 119 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 899 | 31.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 |
Whitewell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Rigby | 692 | 47.3 | +13.5 | |
Labour | David Hancock | 588 | 40.2 | +5.0 | |
Green | John Payne | 182 | 12.4 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 104 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,481 | 35.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.3 |
Worsley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mariyn Procter | 842 | 66.4 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 427 | 33.6 | +14.0 | |
Majority | 415 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,292 | 31.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 |
References edit
- ^ "Declaration of Results for Rossendale Borough Council Elections 6 May 2021". Rossendale Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Rossendale scoreboard". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.